Davina McCall tearfully says 'if I don’t make it' as she shares 'dark' reason for TV move
After being told that the cyst on her brain would require immediate – and quite possibly life-endangering – surgery, Davina McCall made the decision to record what could have been been her final television appearance.
Davina, busy presenting the BBC's The Masked Singer at the time, was diagnosed with a colloid cyst in November 2024. It's a rare condition, making up a little over one hundred of all diagnosed brain tumours, and, if left untreated, the slow-growing tumour near the centre of the brain can prove fatal.
But, Davina explained, the surgery to remove it can be equally risky. She told The Guardian : "They cut like a hairband into my head, peeled the front of my head down, then went t